Phase shifter transmission device

ABSTRACT

A phase shifter transmission device includes: a power mechanism, a driving rod, a plurality of transmission assemblies, and at least one row of phase shifters. The power mechanism is connected to the driving rod and configured to drive the driving rod to rotate. The plurality of transmission assemblies are connected to the driving rod, distributed along an axial direction of the driving rod, and driven by the driving rod to rotate synchronously. Each row of phase shifters includes a plurality of phase shifters distributed along the axial direction of the driving rod, and each phase shifter of each row of phase shifters is connected to the corresponding transmission assembly. The at least one row of phase shifters are configured, when being driven by the plurality of transmission assemblies, to synchronously adjust phases of radiated signals corresponding to the phase shifters.

CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation application of PCT applicationPCT/CN2019/126452, filed on Dec. 19, 2019, which claim priority toChinese Patent Application No. CN 201911274537.6, filed Dec. 12, 2019,the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to a transmission device in a mobilecommunication antenna and, more particularly, to a phase shiftertransmission device.

BACKGROUND

Radiation angle of a mobile communication antenna needs to be adjustedaccording to change of main source of the antenna by the way of drivinga phase shifter in the antenna through a transmission device.Traditional transmission device of the phase shifter is one or moremotor drive devices to drive a single or multiple phase shifters throughadapters such as pull rods, which changes phase of the phase shifter ofa base station antenna in a mobile communication system, and realizeselectric down tilt adjustment control of the antenna.

However, there are the following two issues in the above solution: 1, anexcessive number of electrically adjustable antenna driver motorsincreases difficulties of consistency and synchronization. 2,application of the adapters such as the pull rods affects accuracy ofthe phase shifter. Under high requirements of amplitude and phase of 5Glarge-matrix multi-channel antennas, it is more difficult to meetrequirements of amplitude and phase consistency and high accuracy of theantenna by using the traditional driving method described above.

SUMMARY

In accordance with the disclosure, there is provided a phase shiftertransmission device, including: a power mechanism, a driving rod, aplurality of transmission assemblies, and at least one row of phaseshifters. The power mechanism is connected to the driving rod andconfigured to drive the driving rod to rotate. The plurality oftransmission assemblies are connected to the driving rod, distributedalong an axial direction of the driving rod, and driven by the drivingrod to rotate synchronously. Each row of phase shifters includes aplurality of phase shifters distributed along the axial direction of thedriving rod, and each phase shifter of each row of phase shifters isconnected to the corresponding transmission assembly. The at least onerow of phase shifters are configured, when being driven by the pluralityof transmission assemblies, to synchronously adjust phases of radiatedsignals corresponding to the phase shifters.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a transmission device for a row ofphase shifters according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a phase shifter and a driven gearaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of FIG. 2 from another perspective.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional structure of a phase shifter according to anembodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an assembled phase shifter according toan embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a transmission device for two rowsof phase shifters according to another embodiment of the presentdisclosure.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing another transmission device for tworows of phase shifters according to another embodiment of the presentdisclosure.

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Power mechanism 10, Motor 11, Gear box 12, Driving rod 20, Transmissionassembly 30, Driving gear 31, Driven gear 32, Clamping block 321,One-row phase shifters 40, Phase shifter 41, First PCB board 411, Slot4111, Second PCB board 412, Line 413, Base 50, Fixing plate 51, Rack 60.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosurewill be clearly described in detail below in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings of the present disclosure.

A phase shifter transmission device disclosed in the present disclosuredrives multiple phase shifters through fewer motors (one or moremotors), and adjusts phases of the multiple phase shifterssynchronously, which solves difference among the multiple phaseshifters, ensures amplitude and phase consistency, and solves the issuethat adapters such as pull rods affect accuracy of the phase shifter,etc.

As shown in FIG. 1, a phase shifter transmission device disclosed insome embodiments of the present disclosure includes a power mechanism10, a driving rod 20, a plurality of transmission assemblies 30, andone-row phase shifters 40 (i.e., phase shifters arranged in one row).The power mechanism 10 is connected to the driving rod 20 to drive thedriving rod 20 to rotate, and the driving rod 20 is connected to theplurality of transmission assemblies 30. The plurality of transmissionassemblies 30 are connected to the one-row phase shifters 40, and theone-row phase shifters 40 are driven by the driving rod 20 tosynchronously adjust the phases of radiated signals corresponding to thephase shifters in the same direction.

Specifically, the power mechanism 10 includes a motor 11 and a gearassembly (not shown in figures), and the motor 11 is connected to thegear assembly. The gear assembly is connected to the driving rod 20, andis driven by the motor 11 to drive the driving rod 20 to rotate. In someembodiments, the gear assembly is arranged inside a gear box 12 and themotor 11 is located outside the gear box 12.

In some embodiments, two ends of the driving rod 20 pass through thegear box 12. In some other embodiments, only one end of the driving rod20 may pass through the gear box 12.

One driving rod 20 is connected to the plurality of transmissionassemblies 30, and the plurality of transmission assemblies 30 aredistributed along an axial direction of the driving rod 20 and aredriven by the driving rod 20 to rotate synchronously. In someembodiments, each transmission assembly 30 includes a driving gear 31(also referred as a rod connection gear) and a driven gear 32 (alsoreferred as a phase-shifter connection gear), where the driving gear 31is fixed to the driving rod 20 and rotates synchronously with thedriving rod 20, and the driven gear 32 is engaged with the driving gear31 and rotates in an opposite direction while the driving gear 31rotates. In some embodiments, all driving gears 31 of the transmissionassemblies 30 may have the same size, and all driven gears 32 of thetransmission assemblies 30 may have the same size and are larger thanthe driving gears 31.

In some embodiments, one row of phase shifters 41 is provided, which isa single row of phase shifters. The row of phase shifters 41 includes aplurality of phase shifters 41 distributed along the axial direction ofthe driving rod 20, and each phase shifter 41 is correspondinglyconnected to a transmission assembly 30, that is, each phase shifter 41is adjusted in phase by one corresponding transmission assembly 30.Since the driving rod 20 may pass through the gear box 12 at only oneside or both sides when implemented, the plurality of transmissionassemblies 30 may be distributed at the same side or both sides of thegear box 12 when distributed along the driving rod 20, so that theone-row phase shifters 40 may be distributed at the same side or bothsides of the gear box 12 when implemented, which are all driven by adriving rod 20.

Specifically, referring to FIGS. 2-5, in some embodiments, each phaseshifter 41 includes a first PCB board 411 and a second PCB board 412that are coupled to each other, and the first PCB board 411 is fixedlyconnected to the driven gear 32 of the transmission assembly 30, thatis, the first PCB board 411 rotates synchronously with rotation of thedriven gear 32. Specifically, in some embodiments, a protruding clampingblock 321 is provided at an inner side of the driven gear 32, and theclamping block 321 is specifically arranged close to an outer edge ofthe driven gear 32. A slot 4111 that matches with the clamping block 321is provided at the first PCB board 411, and the slot 4111 isspecifically arranged at an outer edge of the first PCB board 411. Theclamping block 321 of the driven gear 32 is clamped into the slot 4111of the first PCB board 411 to achieve a fixed connection between thefirst PCB board 411 and the driven gear 32.

Both the first PCB board 411 and the second PCB board 412 are providedwith corresponding lines 413. In some embodiments, the second PCB board412 has two lines with one input and two outputs, but in some otherembodiments, it is not limited to this circuit structure, such as lineswith one input and multiple outputs.

The phase shifter transmission device also includes a base 50, and thebase 50 is provided with a plurality of fixing plates 51. In someembodiments, the base 50 is horizontally arranged, and each fixing plate51 extends vertically upward from an upper end surface of the base 50,that is, each fixing plate 51 is vertically arranged. In some otherembodiments, the positional relationship between the base 50 and thefixing plate 51 is not limited to the vertical relationship definedhere. Also, the base 50 may not be provided in some other embodiments,where the fixing plate 51 is directly connected to a reflective plate(not shown in figures).

The plurality of fixing plates 51 are also distributed along the axialdirection of the driving rod 20, and the driving rod 20 passes throughthe fixing plate 51. The second PCB board 412 of each phase shifterdescribed above is fixed to the fixing plate 51, that is, the second PCBboard 412 is stationary. When implemented, a second PCB board 412 isfixed at either side (a surface on which this side is located isperpendicular to an extension direction of the driving rod 20) or bothsides of each fixing plate 51. In some embodiments, a second PCB board412 is fixed at each side of each fixing plate 51, that is, each fixingplate 51 corresponds to two phase shifters 41 and two transmissionassemblies 30.

In some embodiments, the phase shifter transmission device also includesa rack 60 connected to the gear assembly. The rack 60 directly restrictsa rotation range of the gear assembly to restrict a rotation range ofthe transmission assembly 30, and ultimately prevents a phase rangeadjustment of the phase shifter from exceeding a preset range, which canplay a role in mechanical protection. In addition, the rack also plays arole in zeroing phase of the phase shifter. In some embodiments, therack 60 is arranged at a top end of the gear box 12, and its extensiondirection is perpendicular to the extension direction of the driving rod20. In some other embodiments, the rack 60 can also be arranged at abottom end of the gear box 12.

The working principle of the above embodiments is as below. The motor 11drives the driving rod 20 to rotate through the gear assembly, and thedriving rod 20 drives the plurality of transmission assemblies 30connected thereto to rotate synchronously while rotating. Eachtransmission assembly 30 drives the first PCB board 411 connectedthereto to rotate while rotating, and rotation of the first PCB board411 causes coupling position of the first PCB board 411 and the secondPCB board 412 to change, so that the phase shifter 41 changes the phase.Therefore, in the above embodiments, it is finally realized that onemotor 11 drives the one-row phase shifters 40 to synchronously changethe phases in the same direction.

As shown in FIG. 6, a phase shifter transmission device disclosed insome embodiments of the present disclosure includes the power mechanism10, the driving rod 20, a plurality of transmission assemblies 30, andtwo-row phase shifters. The power mechanism 10 is connected to thedriving rod 20 to drive the driving rod 20 to rotate, and the drivingrod 20 is connected to the plurality of transmission assemblies 30. Theplurality of transmission assemblies 30 are connected to the two-rowphase shifters, and the two-row phase shifters are driven by the drivingrod 20 to synchronously adjust the phases in the opposite direction.

Specifically, the power mechanism 10 includes a motor 11 and the gearassembly (not shown in figures), and the motor 11 is connected to thegear assembly. The gear assembly is connected to the driving rod 20, anddriven by the motor 11 to drive the driving rod 20 to rotate. In someembodiments, the gear assembly is arranged inside the gear box 12 andthe motor 11 is located outside the gear box 12. In some otherembodiments, the number of motors is not limited to one, and multiplemotors can be provided. For example, each motor drives a row of phaseshifters correspondingly.

In some embodiments, the two ends of the driving rod 20 passes throughthe gear box 12. In some other embodiments, the only one end of thedriving rod 20 may also pass through the gear box 12.

A driving rod 20 is connected to the plurality of transmissionassemblies 30, and the plurality of transmission assemblies 30 aredistributed along the axial direction of the driving rod 20 and drivenby the driving rod 20 to rotate synchronously. In some embodiments, eachtransmission assembly 30 includes one driving gear 31 and two drivengears 32, and the driving gear 31 is fixed to the driving rod 20 androtates synchronously with the driving rod 20. The two driven gears 32are located at the same side of the driving gear 31 and engaged witheach other, and one of the two driven gears 32 is engaged with thedriving gear 31, so that the two driven gears 32 are driven by thedriving gear 31 to rotate in opposite directions while the driving gear31 rotates.

In some embodiments, there are two rows of phase shifters 41, i.e.,multiple rows of phase shifters. Each row of phase shifters 41 includesa plurality of phase shifters 41 distributed along the axial directionof the driving rod 20, that is, the phase shifters 41 of each row ofphase shifters are arranged in the same direction as the extensiondirection of the driving rod 20. Also, two adjacent phase shifters 41 incorresponding positions of the two-row phase shifters are located orapproximately located in the same column, where a column direction is adirection perpendicular to the direction of the driving rod 20.

Each phase shifter 41 is correspondingly connected to one of the drivengears 32 in one transmission assembly 30, that is, one transmissionassembly 30 adjusts the phases of the two phase shifters 41 at the sametime. In some embodiments, two driven gears 32 of one transmissionassembly 30 are respectively connected to two phase shifters 41 locatedor approximately located in the same column in the two-row phaseshifters. In one embodiment, the driving rod 20 can pass through thegear box 12 at just one side of the gear box 12, the multipletransmission assemblies 30 can be distributed at the same side of thegear box 12 along the driving rod 20, so that the two-row phase shifterscan be distributed at the same side of the gear box 12 and all driven byone driving rod 20. In another embodiment, the driving rod 20 can passthrough the gear box 12 at two sides of the gear box 12, the multipletransmission assemblies 30 can be distributed at two sides of the gearbox 12 along the driving rod 20, so that the two-row phase shifters canbe distributed at two sides of the gear box 12, and all driven by onedriving rod 20. In some other embodiments, multiple driving rods 20 maybe provided, and the multiple driving rods 20 are configured to drivethe phase shifters to synchronously adjust the phases.

Specifically, referring to FIGS. 2-5, in some embodiments, each phaseshifter 41 includes the first PCB board 411 and the second PCB board 412that are coupled to each other, and the first PCB board 411 is fixedlyconnected to a corresponding driven gear 32 of the transmission assembly30, that is, the first PCB board 411 rotates synchronously with rotationof the driven gear 32. Specifically, in some embodiments, the protrudingclamping block 321 is provided at the inner side of the driven gear 32,and the clamping block 321 is specifically arranged close to the outeredge of the driven gear 32. The slot 4111 that matches with the clampingblock 321 is provided at the first PCB board 411, and the slot 4111 isspecifically arranged at the outer edge of the first PCB board 411. Theclamping block 321 of the driven gear 32 is clamped into the slot 4111of the first PCB board 411 to achieve a fixed connection between thefirst PCB board 411 and the driven gear 32.

Both the first PCB board 411 and the second PCB board 412 are providedwith the corresponding lines 413. In some embodiments, the second PCBboard 412 has two lines with one input and two outputs, but in someother embodiments, it is not limited to this circuit structure, such aslines with one input and multiple outputs.

The phase shifter transmission device also includes the base 50, and thebase 50 is provided with a plurality of fixing plates 51. In someembodiments, the base 50 is horizontally arranged, and each fixing plate51 extends vertically upward from the upper end surface of the base 50,that is, each fixing plate 51 is vertically arranged. In some otherembodiments, the positional relationship between the base 50 and thefixing plate 51 is not limited to the vertical relationship definedhere. Also, the base 50 may not be provided in some other embodiments,where the fixing plate 51 is directly connected to the reflective plate(not shown in figures).

The plurality of fixing plates 51 are also distributed along the axialdirection of the driving rod 20, and the driving rod 20 passes throughthe fixing plate 51. The second PCB board 412 of each phase shifter 41is fixed to the fixing plate 51, that is, the second PCB board 412 isstationary. When implemented, two second PCB boards 412 are fixed ateither side (a surface on which this side is located is perpendicular tothe extension direction of the driving rod 20) or both sides of eachfixing plate 51. In some embodiments, two second PCB boards 412 arefixed at both sides of each fixing plate 51, that is, each fixing plate51 corresponds to four phase shifters 41 and two transmission assemblies30.

In some embodiments, the phase shifter transmission device also includesthe rack 60 connected to the gear assembly. The rack 60 directlyrestricts the rotation range of the gear assembly to restrict therotation range of the transmission assembly 30, and ultimately preventsthe phase range adjustment of the phase shifter from exceeding thepreset range, which can play a role in mechanical protection. Inaddition, the rack also plays a role in zeroing phase of the phaseshifter. In some embodiments, the rack 60 is arranged at the top end ofthe gear box 12, and its extension direction is perpendicular to theextension direction of the driving rod 20.

The working principle of the above embodiments is as below. The motor 11drives the driving rod 20 to rotate through the gear assembly, and thedriving rod 20 drives the plurality of transmission assemblies 30connected thereto to rotate synchronously while rotating. The two drivengears 32 of each transmission assembly 30 rotate in opposite directions,and each driven gear 32 drives the first PCB board 411 connected theretoto rotate while rotating. The rotation of the first PCB board 411 causesthe coupling position of the first PCB board 411 and the second PCBboard 412 to change, so that the phase shifter 41 changes the phase.Therefore, in the above embodiments, it is finally realized that onemotor 11 drives the two-row phase shifters to synchronously change thephases in the opposite direction.

In some other embodiments, the phase shifters 41 can also be expanded tothree or more rows. Correspondingly, each transmission assembly 30increases the number of driven gears 32, that is, each transmissionassembly 30 includes one driving gear 31 and three or more driven gears32. The three or more driven gears 32 are located on the same side ofthe driving gear 31 and neighboring driven gears 32 of the driven gears32 are engaged with each other, and one of the driven gears 32 isengaged with the driving gear 31. Each driven gear 32 is correspondinglyconnected to one phase shifter 41, and three or more phase shifters 41located in or nearly in the same column among the three or more rows ofphase shifters are correspondingly connected to one transmissionassembly 30, and driven by one transmission assembly 30 at the sametime. Also, the first driven gear engaged with the driving gear and a(2n+1)^(th) (such as the third, fifth, etc.) driven gear spaced apartfrom the first driven gear rotate synchronously in the same direction,thereby driving the phase shifters in the corresponding rows (such asthe first row, the third row, . . . , the (2n+1)^(th) row) tosynchronously adjust the phases in the same direction. The second drivengear engaged with the first driven gear and a (2n+2)^(th) (such as thefourth, sixth, etc.) driven gear spaced apart from the second drivengear rotate synchronously in the same direction, and rotatesynchronously in opposite direction with the first driven gear, therebydriving the phase shifters in the corresponding rows (such as the secondrow, the fourth row, . . . , the (2n+2)^(th) row) to synchronouslyadjust the phases in the opposite direction, so that the phase shifterof two adjacent rows (such as the first row and the second row, thethird row and the fourth row, etc.) synchronously adjust the phases inthe opposite direction, where n is an integer greater than or equal to1.

As shown in FIG. 7, a phase shifter transmission device disclosed insome embodiments of the present disclosure includes the power mechanism10, the driving rod 20, a plurality of transmission assemblies 30, andthe two-row phase shifters. The power mechanism 10 is connected to thedriving rod 20 to drive the driving rod 20 to rotate, and the drivingrod 20 is connected to the plurality of transmission assemblies 30. Theplurality of transmission assemblies 30 are connected to the two-rowphase shifters, and the two-row phase shifters are driven by the drivingrod 20 to synchronously adjust the phases in the same direction.

Specifically, the power mechanism 10 includes one motor 11 and the gearassembly (not shown in figures), and the motor 11 is connected to thegear assembly. The gear assembly is connected to the driving rod 20, anddriven by the motor 11 to drive the driving rod 20 to rotate. In someembodiments, the gear assembly is arranged inside the gear box 12 andthe motor 11 is located outside the gear box 12.

In some embodiments, the two ends of the driving rod 20 passes throughthe gear box 12. In some other embodiments, the only one end of thedriving rod 20 may pass through the gear box 12.

A driving rod 20 is connected to the plurality of transmissionassemblies 30, and the plurality of transmission assemblies 30 aredistributed along the axial direction of the driving rod 20 and drivenby the driving rod 20 to rotate synchronously. In some embodiments, eachtransmission assembly 30 includes a driving gear 31 and two driven gears32, and the driving gear 31 is fixed to the driving rod 20 and rotatessynchronously with the driving rod 20. The two driven gears 32 arerespectively located at two sides of the driving gear 31 and bothengaged with the driving gear 31, so that the two driven gears 32 aredriven by the driving gear 31 to rotate in the same direction while thedriving gear 31 rotates.

In some embodiments, there are two rows of phase shifters, i.e.,multiple rows of phase shifters. Each row of phase shifters 41 includesa plurality of phase shifters 41 distributed along the axial directionof the driving rod 20, that is, the phase shifters 41 of each row ofphase shifters are arranged in the same direction as the extensiondirection of the driving rod 20. Also, two adjacent phase shifters 41 incorresponding positions of the two-row phase shifters are located orapproximately located in the same column, where the column direction isthe direction perpendicular to the direction of the driving rod 20.

Each phase shifter 41 is correspondingly connected to one of the drivengears 32 of one transmission assembly 30, that is, the transmissionassembly 30 adjusts the phases of the two phase shifters 41 at the sametime. In some embodiments, two driven gears 32 of the transmissionassembly 30 are respectively connected to two phase shifters 41 locatedor approximately located in the same column of the two-row phaseshifters. In one embodiment, the driving rod 20 can pass through thegear box 12 at one side of the gear box 12, the multiple transmissionassemblies 30 can be distributed at the same side of the gear box 12along the driving rod 20, so that the two-row phase shifters can bedistributed at the same side of the gear box 12 and all driven by onedriving rod 20. In another embodiment, the driving rod 20 can passthrough the gear box 12 at two sides of the gear box 12, the multipletransmission assemblies 30 can be distributed at two sides of the gearbox 12 along the driving rod 20, so that the two-row phase shifters canbe distributed at two sides of the gear box 12 and all driven by onedriving rod 20. In some other embodiments, multiple driving rods 20 maybe provided, and the multiple driving rods 20 are configured to drivethe phase shifters to synchronously adjust the phases.

Specifically, referring to FIGS. 2-5, in some embodiments, each phaseshifter 41 includes the first PCB board 411 and the second PCB board 412that are coupled to each other, and the first PCB board 411 is fixedlyconnected to a corresponding driven gear 32 of the transmission assembly30, that is, the first PCB board 411 rotates synchronously with rotationof the driven gear 32. Specifically, in some embodiments, the protrudingclamping block 321 is provided at the inner side of the driven gear 32,and the clamping block 321 is specifically arranged close to the outeredge of the driven gear 32. The slot 4111 that matches with the clampingblock 321 is provided at the first PCB board 411, and the slot 4111 isspecifically arranged at the outer edge of the first PCB board 411. Theclamping block 321 of the driven gear 32 is clamped into the slot 4111of the first PCB board 411 to achieve a fixed connection between thefirst PCB board 411 and the driven gear 32.

Both the first PCB board 411 and the second PCB board 412 are providedwith the corresponding lines 413. In some embodiments, the second PCBboard 412 has two lines with one input and two outputs, but in someother embodiments, it is not limited to this circuit structure, such aslines with one input and multiple outputs.

The phase shifter transmission device also includes the base 50, and thebase 50 is provided with a plurality of fixing plates 51. In someembodiments, the base 50 is horizontally arranged, and each fixing plate51 extends vertically upward from the upper end surface of the base 50,that is, each fixing plate 51 is vertically arranged. In some otherembodiments, the positional relationship between the base 50 and thefixing plate 51 is not limited to the vertical relationship definedhere. Also, the base 50 may not be provided in some other embodiments,where the fixing plate 51 is directly connected to the reflective plate(not shown in figures).

The plurality of fixing plates 51 are also distributed along the axialdirection of the driving rod 20, and the driving rod 20 passes throughthe fixing plate 51. The second PCB board 412 of each phase shifter 41is fixed to the fixing plate 51, that is, the second PCB board 412 isstationary. When implemented, two second PCB boards 412 are fixed ateither side (a surface on which this side is located is perpendicular tothe extension direction of the driving rod 20) or both sides of eachfixing plate 51. In some embodiments, two second PCB boards 412 arefixed at both sides of each fixing plate 51, that is, each fixing plate51 corresponds to four phase shifters 41 and two transmission assemblies30.

In some embodiments, the phase shifter transmission device also includesthe rack 60 connected to the gear assembly. The rack 60 directlyrestricts the rotation range of the gear assembly to restrict therotation range of the transmission assembly 30, and ultimately preventsthe phase range adjustment of the phase shifter from exceeding thepreset range, which can play a role in mechanical protection. Inaddition, the rack also plays a role in zeroing phase of the phaseshifter. In some embodiments, the rack 60 is arranged at the top end ofthe gear box 12, and its extension direction is perpendicular to theextension direction of the driving rod 20.

The working principle of the above embodiments is as below. The motor 11drives the driving rod 20 to rotate through the gear assembly, and thedriving rod 20 drives the plurality of transmission assemblies 30connected thereto to rotate synchronously while rotating. The two drivengears 32 of each transmission assembly 30 rotate in the same direction,and each driven gear 32 drives the first PCB board 411 connected theretoto rotate while rotating. The rotation of the first PCB board 411 causesthe coupling position of the first PCB board 411 and the second PCBboard 412 to change, so that the phase shifter 41 changes the phase.Therefore, in the above embodiments, it is finally realized that onemotor 11 drives the two-row phase shifters to synchronously change thephases in the same direction.

In some other embodiments, the phase shifters 41 can also be expanded tothree or more rows. Correspondingly, each transmission assembly 30increases the number of driven gears 32, that is, each transmissionassembly 30 includes one driving gear 31 and three or more driven gears32. Neighboring driven gears 32 of the multiple driven gears 32 areengaged with each other, and the driving gear 31 is engaged with two ofthe multiple driven gears 32 respectively at two sides of the drivinggear 31. If the remaining driven gears 32 are located at the same sideof the driving gear 31, the neighboring driven gears 32 of the remainingdriven gears 32 on this side are engaged with each other; if theremaining driven gears 32 are located at two sides of the driving gear31, the neighboring driven gears 32 at the same side are engaged witheach other. Each driven gear 32 is correspondingly connected to onephase shifter 41, and three or more phase shifters 41 located in ornearly in the same column among the three or more rows of phase shiftersare correspondingly connected to one transmission assembly 30, that is,they are driven by one transmission assembly 30 at the same time.Specifically, the two driven gears engaged with the driving gear rotatesynchronously in the same direction. Also, among the multiple drivengears located at the same side of the driving gear, the first drivengear engaged with the driving gear and the (2n+1)^(th) (such as thethird, fifth, etc.) driven gear spaced apart from the first driven gearrotate synchronously in the same direction, thereby driving the phaseshifters of the corresponding rows (such as the first row, the thirdrow, . . . , the (2n+1)^(th) row) to synchronously adjust the phases inthe same direction. The second driven gear engaged with the first drivengear and the (2n+2)^(th) (such as the fourth, sixth, etc.) driven gearspaced apart from the second driven gear rotate synchronously in thesame direction, and rotate synchronously in opposite direction with thefirst driven gear, thereby driving the phase shifters of thecorresponding rows (such as the second row, the fourth row, . . . , the(2n+2)^(th) row) to synchronously adjust the phases in the oppositedirection, so that the phase shifter of two adjacent rows (such as thefirst row and the second row, the third row and the fourth row, etc.)synchronously adjust the phases in the opposite direction, where n is aninteger greater than or equal to 1.

The technical content and technical features of the present disclosurehave been disclosed above, however, those skilled in the art may stillmake various substitutions and modifications based on the teaching anddisclosure of the present disclosure without departing from the spiritof the present disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of thepresent disclosure should not be limited to the content disclosed in theembodiments, but should include various substitutions and modificationsthat do not deviate from the present disclosure, which are covered bythe claims of the present disclosure.

What is claimed is:
 1. A phase shifter transmission device comprising: apower mechanism; a driving rod; a plurality of transmission assemblies;and at least one row of phase shifters; wherein: the power mechanism isconnected to the driving rod and configured to drive the driving rod torotate; the plurality of transmission assemblies are connected to thedriving rod, distributed along an axial direction of the driving rod,and driven by the driving rod to rotate synchronously; each row of phaseshifters includes a plurality of phase shifters distributed along theaxial direction of the driving rod, and each phase shifter of each rowof phase shifters is connected to the corresponding transmissionassembly; and the at least one row of phase shifters are configured,when being driven by the plurality of transmission assemblies, tosynchronously adjust phases of radiated signals corresponding to thephase shifters.
 2. The phase shifter transmission device of claim 1,wherein the phase shifter transmission device comprises a single row ofphase shifters; and each transmission assembly includes a driving gearconnected to the driving rod and a driven gear engaged with the drivinggear, the driven gear is correspondingly connected to one of the phaseshifters, and all the driven gears rotate synchronously in the samedirection.
 3. The phase shifter transmission device of claim 1, whereinthe phase shifter transmission device comprises multiple rows of phaseshifters; and each transmission assembly includes a driving gearconnected to the driving rod and multiple driven gears located at a sameside of the driving gear, and neighboring driven gears of the multipledriven gears are engaged with each other, one of the multiple drivengears is engaged with the driving gear, and each of the multiple drivengears is correspondingly connected to one of the phase shifters.
 4. Thephase shifter transmission device of claim 3, wherein the multipledriven gears comprise: a first driven gear engaged with the driving gearand a (2n+1)^(th) driven gear spaced apart from the first driven gear,configured to rotate synchronously in a first direction; and a seconddriven gear engaged with the first driven gear and a (2n+2)^(th) drivengear spaced apart from the second driven gear, configured to rotatesynchronously in a second direction, wherein the second direction isopposite to the first direction, and n is an integer greater than orequal to
 1. 5. The phase shifter transmission device of claim 1,wherein: the phase shifter transmission device comprises multiple rowsof phase shifters; and each transmission assembly includes a drivinggear connected to the driving rod and multiple driven gears, neighboringdriven gears of the multiple driven gears are engaged with each other,and the driving gear is engaged with two of the multiple driven gearslocated respectively at two sides of the driving gear, each of themultiple driven gears is correspondingly connected to one of the phaseshifters.
 6. The phase shifter transmission device of claim 5, whereinthe two driven gears engaged with the driving gear are configured torotate synchronously in a first direction, and the multiple driven gearslocated at a same side of the driving gear comprise: a first driven gearengaged with the driving gear and a (2n+1)^(th) driven gear spaced apartfrom the first driven gear, configured to rotate synchronously in thefirst direction; and a second driven gear engaged with the first drivengear and a (2n+2)^(th) driven gear spaced apart from the second drivengear, configured to rotate synchronously in a second direction, whereinthe second direction is opposite to the first direction, and n is aninteger greater than or equal to
 1. 7. The phase shifter transmissiondevice of claim 3, wherein each phase shifter includes a first PCB boardand a second PCB board that are coupled to each other, the first PCBboard is fixedly connected to the driven gear and rotates synchronouslywith the driven gear corresponding to the phase shifter.
 8. The phaseshifter transmission device of claim 7, wherein the first PCB board andthe driven gear are fixedly connected through a clamping block and aslot that match with each other, the clamping block is clamped into theslot.
 9. The phase shifter transmission device of claim 7, furthercomprising a plurality of fixing plates, the second PCB board is fixedto a corresponding fixing plates.
 10. The phase shifter transmissiondevice of claim 4, wherein each phase shifter includes a first PCB boardand a second PCB board that are coupled to each other, the first PCBboard is fixedly connected to the driven gear and rotates synchronouslywith the driven gear corresponding to the phase shifter.
 11. The phaseshifter transmission device of claim 10, wherein the first PCB board andthe driven gear are fixedly connected through a clamping block and aslot that match with each other, the clamping block is clamped into theslot.
 12. The phase shifter transmission device of claim 10, furthercomprising a plurality of fixing plates, the second PCB board is fixedto a corresponding fixing plates.
 13. The phase shifter transmissiondevice of claim 5, wherein each phase shifter includes a first PCB boardand a second PCB board that are coupled to each other, the first PCBboard is fixedly connected to the driven gear and rotates synchronouslywith the driven gear corresponding to the phase shifter.
 14. The phaseshifter transmission device of claim 13, wherein the first PCB board andthe driven gear are fixedly connected through a clamping block and aslot that match with each other, the clamping block is clamped into theslot.
 15. The phase shifter transmission device of claim 13, furthercomprising a plurality of fixing plates, the second PCB board is fixedto a corresponding fixing plates.
 16. The phase shifter transmissiondevice of claim 6, wherein each phase shifter includes a first PCB boardand a second PCB board that are coupled to each other, the first PCBboard is fixedly connected to the driven gear and rotates synchronouslywith the driven gear corresponding to the phase shifter.
 17. The phaseshifter transmission device of claim 16, wherein the first PCB board andthe driven gear are fixedly connected through a clamping block and aslot that match with each other, the clamping block is clamped into theslot.
 18. The phase shifter transmission device of claim 16, furthercomprising a plurality of fixing plates, the second PCB board is fixedto a corresponding fixing plates.
 19. The phase shifter transmissiondevice of claim 1, further comprising a rack connected to the powermechanism.